Correct.
Probably not a whole lot...
Thank you! Take your FUD somewhere else and be gone.
Posted on 01/15/2004 5:16:58 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:59:00 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday will announce that it earned a record-breaking $2.5 billion Linux-based revenue in fiscal 2003, with its Linux services and solutions business posting a 40 percent rise over fiscal 2002.
While the revenue was derived from the sale of Linux-related products and services, the Palo Alto, Calif., company did not specify exactly what was included and counted as Linux-based revenue.
(Excerpt) Read more at eweek.com ...
So you're asking again, what does your fabricated 'Linux Inside' logo have to do with the topic of this post? Probably not a whole lot, so why did you post it in the first place? And since you did post it, did you think it was somehow magically off-limits from discussion? Sorry if you did.
Correct.
Probably not a whole lot...
Thank you! Take your FUD somewhere else and be gone.
If "FUD" means exposing the lies of Linux and how it's destroying US companies like Sun and Apple so be it.
Oh that's rich. Didn't MicroSoft take care of those two a long time ago? And now a MicroSoft bot like yourself is sticking up for Sun and Apple? Oh that's rich. And now it is MicroSoft's turn. Enter the Penguin.
I stick up for all US tech companies, when they start facing foreign born alternatives like Linux that steal their business and technology from them. Whenever I have a call of what software I or we will use, it will always be of American origin, and is not always M$. But just like I drive an American truck and don't invest in foreign funds, I will support our country with each and every decision possible. You may not agree with that, but I certainly won't be apologizing for it, either.
Sun is shipping systems with Linux. Apple is shipping systems based on FreeBSD, another free operating system. So what's your point?
Generally considered to be at a loss. Ever heard of a SPARCstation? They didn't used to sell those at a loss. That's what you could call Premium AMERICAN Technology, sold for a high profit and not to potential advesaries. But now Sun is selling German Software (SuSE Linux) to China for $50 bucks per. But for the time being our technology will continue to flow into these foreign companies and possible enemies for a low rate return.
The US government should step in and say no more US technology will be further transferred to China but until they begin to respect what they already have. Their digital piracy is uncontrollable (80%+). Until they properly return the value of our IP back to the United States (especially in light of the current trade deficit levels), all software code given to China for "free" should be immediately terminated until they are willing to adequately provide payment. Future technologies will provide that.
As for Apple, the loss of their market to Linux could be quick and accute. All they really have is a Unix shell and an online music store anymore. But without Linux they could be selling Apples over there in China, and what's more American than Apple? What where you saying again?
Ignorance is not bliss for those of us listening to it.
First, it appears that it isn't the "Finnish virus" you hate, but the idea of open source software, of which Linux is only one example. The idea of open source software, and the GPL license that governs much of it, is wholly an American invention, espousing those very American traditions of volunteerism and free intellectual discourse.
Second, you would prefer Apple to be sold? Okay, because the basis of their entire operating system is open source software.
Requiring the government to look at open source software whenever a purchase decision is made. You see, some people like the idea of the government saving millions of their tax dollars in licensing fees.
In case you haven't been reading, one of the reasons for Apple's turnaround and creation of a world-class operating system has been its embrace of open source software.
Considering the number of American software companies outsourcing to India, and that you will never know which piece of software or how much was written in the U.S., you could just look through the source of Linux, pick out the number of American contributions and decide that Linux is more American that "American" software.
Oh wait, nevermind, you said that Linux is a foreign product. No, you said we are giving away our trade secrets with Linux so it must be an American product. No, you said Linux was the "Finnish virus." I'm confused now. Which is it?
Are you talking the SPARCstation as in hardware or software? Of course they sold the hardware at a profit, but a few years ago they started giving the OS away for free, just like Linux. Sun hasn't been doing to well in the OS or hardware arena for a while.
You may call "the father of the GPL" an American, but I will call him scum. Here is his own personal website www.stallman.org, check out his news articles, they are actually WORSE than DU, if you can imagine such is even possible.
I'd say.
Hmmm. Do you find it against your principles to continually post on a site like Free Republic, which runs on Linux?
Yep. Which is it? Evil foreign software or American software giving away our IP?
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